Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice on its forty-fourth session, held in Bonn from 16 to 26 May 2016.
Agenda item

CMP 12

3(a). Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice;

COP 22

3(a). Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice;
4. Preparations for the entry into force of the Paris Agreement and the first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement.
Abstract

Report of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice on its forty-fourth session,held in Bonn from 16 to 26 May 2016. Contents: I. Opening of the session. II. Organizational matters: A. Adoption of the agenda; B. Organization of the work of the session. III. Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. IV. Technology framework under Article 10, paragraph 4, of the Paris Agreement. V. Issues relating to agriculture. VI. Matters relating to science and review: A. Research and systematic observation;B. Advice on how the assessments of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change can inform the global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement; C. The scope of the next periodic review of the long-term global goal under the Convention and of overall progress towards achieving it. VII. Impact of the implementation of response measures - A. Improved forum and work programme; B. Modalities, work programme and functions under the Paris Agreement of the forum on the impact of the implementation of response measures; C. Matters relating to Article 2, paragraph 3, of the Kyoto Protocol. VIII. Methodological issues under the Convention- A. Greenhouse gas data interface; B. Common metrics to calculate the carbon dioxide equivalence of greenhouse gases; C. Emissions from fuel used for international aviation and maritime transport; D. Training programme for review experts for the technical review of greenhouse gas inventories of Parties included in Annex I to the Convention. IX. Methodological issues under the Kyoto Protocol- A. Land use, land-use change and forestry under Article 3, paragraphs 3 and 4, of the Kyoto Protocol and under the clean development mechanism; B. Implications of the choice of metrics used to calculate the carbon dioxide equivalence of greenhouse gases listed in Annex A to the Kyoto Protocol; C. Implications of the inclusion of reforestation of lands with forest in exhaustion as afforestation and reforestation clean development mechanism project activities. X. Market and non-market mechanisms under the Convention- A. Framework for various approaches; B. Non-market-based approaches; C. New market-based mechanism. XI. Matters relating to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement- A. Guidance on cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Paris Agreement; B. Rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism established by Article 6, paragraph 4, of the Paris Agreement; C. Work programme under the framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement. XII. Modalities for the accounting of financial resources provided and mobilized through public interventions in accordance with Article 9, paragraph 7, of the Paris Agreement. XIII. Cooperation with other international organizations. XIV. Other matters. XV. Closure of and report on the session.